Southend prepares to welcome Afghan refugees
Southend will welcome refugees from Afghanistan with open arms and have agreed to take in 27 unaccompanied children, councillors have
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Cllr Anne Jones
Fossetts flat-pack mini village approved
A mini-village of 221 “flat-pack” homes near Waitrose in Southend have been given the go ahead despite fears over a
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Call for sprinkler systems to be installed in Southend tower blocks without delay
A FIRE safety campaigner has called for a scheme to fit high-rise tower blocks in Southend with sprinkler systems more
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Campaign group in bid to set up Southend tenants union as eviction amnesty ends
A CAMPAIGN group which fears there will be a tide of evictions in Southend following law changes is bidding to
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Southend schools report 94% attendance for first week back after lockdown
94 per cent of primary and secondary school children in Southend returned to the classroom last week following the easing
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Call for empty homes to be used in housing crisis after surge in vacant properties in Southend
EMPTY homes in Southend must be brought back into use to cope with the housing crisis, councillors have demanded –
Read more Councillors to discuss extra spending on Southend social care
An extra £3.6m is set to be spent on Southend children’s and adult social care in 2021/22. The proposals will
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Operation Encompass – helping children exposed to domestic abuse to stay in education
Operation Encompass, a scheme which helps to protect children exposed to domestic abuse at home, is being expanded in Thurrock
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Consultation launched on Southend school admission arrangements for 2022/23
Southend Borough Council is consulting on proposed admission arrangements for community schools in the Borough for the school year 2022/23.
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Food voucher scheme launched for Southend adult college learners
A new support project for students at Southend Adult Community College will see free food and drink made available for
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